{"id":186216,"date":"2025-12-11T06:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/186216\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:49:08","slug":"the-indo-daily-irelands-taking-the-piss-european-frustrations-at-irelands-weak-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/186216\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indo Daily: \u2018Ireland\u2019s taking the piss\u2019 \u2013 European frustrations at Ireland&#8217;s weak security?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Indo Daily\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7a487f0a-e3dc-40d5-852a-4b7dd384fb83.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The Indo Daily<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Is Ireland the weak link in Europe\u2019s security chain?<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The appearance of rogue drones during Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s visit to the country put a stark spotlight on our defensive shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">With Russian vessels lingering off the Irish coast and mapping undersea cables vital to global communications, the stakes are higher than ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">From Cold War echoes to modern cyber threats, the threats against Ireland and Europe are growing stronger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Ireland\u2019s naval capacity is stretched thin, leaving critical infrastructure exposed at a time of rising geopolitical tension. Are our allies sounding alarms, and what might all this mean for Ireland\u2019s traditionally neutral stance?<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Today on the Indo Daily, Fionn\u00e1n Sheahan is joined by Financial Times correspondent for Ireland Jude Webber and Irish Independent multimedia reporter Darragh Nolan. They dive into the hidden risks beneath the Irish waves and ask whether Ireland can continue to rely on its neutrality \u2013 or if the pressure to bolster our defences is now unavoidable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indo Daily Is Ireland the weak link in Europe\u2019s security chain? 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